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Stanfield’s Pilot completes remodel with new services

STANFIELD — Visitors to the Pilot Travel Center in Stanfield are noticing some big changes following a comprehensive remodel featuring new services inside and out. During the remodel, which was completed on Oct. 23, much of the center was closed including the restrooms, the restaurants, the deli and beverage coolers.

Stanfield, OR · 2d
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Hermiston Council OKs 20-Year Road Plan With 61 Projects and New Roundabouts

Hermiston City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve a sweeping new transportation system plan, replacing a document that city planners say no longer matches how fast the city is growing. The plan, which takes effect 30 days after passage and lays out 61 road projects across the city meant to carry Hermiston through the next two decades of growth, according to Hermiston Herald.

Hermiston, OR · 2d
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Hermiston charter revision means Bendixsen will be the last elected judge for the city

HERMISTON – The election earlier this month saw Hermiston residents approving revisions to the city’s charter. One of those revisions change the municipal judge from an elected office to a position hired by the Hermiston City Council. City Manager Byron Smith said the charter requires all those elected...

Hermiston, OR · 17h
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Passengers at Tri-Cities Airport affected by nationwide flight grounding

Washington, DC · 8h

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Veterans enjoy a day on the river during annual Fish’n the Brave event in Umatilla

UMATILLA, Ore.-Fish’n the Brave, which allows veterans and active-duty military members to enjoy a day of guided fishing on the Columbia River was November 7 in Umatilla. Tony Fisher, of Fisher’s Catch Outfitters (FCO) started Fish’n the Brave to thank veterans for their service, and the event has become a Veterans Day weekend staple for the past 11 years now.

Umatilla, OR · 21h

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Oregon-Washington Weather Alert: 50 MPH Winds Friday, Nov 13-17

Pendleton warms to 69 degrees Friday before showers return and temperatures fall toward freezing.

Pendleton, OR · 20h

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Buried alive: The true story of Florence Ferguson

In 1951 McNary Dam was nearing completion. The Army Corp of Engineers were finishing the plans to alter the landscape of the Mid-Columbia Basin, and evacuating residents living along the shoreline. The town of Wallula was going to be relocated (for the second time), and the Army Corp of Engineers had agreed to move some of the historical buildings and to dig up all the coffins in the cemetery for reburial at the new site.

Wallula, WA · 1d

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Lamb Weston agrees to pay $25 million in LUBGWMA lawsuit settlement

PENDLETON – Lamb Weston has agreed to pay $25 million into a settlement fund for affected homeowners to resolve its part of a class-action lawsuit over groundwater pollution in the Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area, according to a news release from Hagens Berman, the law firm representing the plaintiffs.

Pendleton, OR · 1d

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Wilcox Family Fund awards grants to support youth programs

HERMISTON – The Wilcox Family Fund, which is managed by the Greater Hermiston Community Foundation, has awarded $20,000 in grants to four local nonprofit organizations that support young people and families in the greater Hermiston area. Brothers John, Alan, and Bruce Wilcox established the fund in 2019 as a...

Hermiston, OR · 18h

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Church members build new home for growing congregation

In the farmland just outside Pasco’s city limits, a congregation came together on evenings and weekends over the course of two years to build a new church. The result is a 36,606-square-foot building with a sanctuary large enough for more than 1,000 people, classrooms, a commercial kitchen, dining space and something the congregation didn’t have before: its own cemetery.

Pasco, WA · 1d

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Pendleton spruces up some of its statues

PENDLETON – Most of the bronze statues on Main Street and the Courting Blue Herons statue on the Pendleton River Parkway are shining like they were new. The Pendleton Arts Commission has made the city’s public art collection a focus of attention this year. Nine bronzes on Main...

Pendleton, OR · 1d

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OREGON DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE: First Detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Oregon Dairy Cattle Confirmed in Morrow County Nov. 10

Affected dairy under quarantine; milk and food supply remain safe for consumption. Milk from a Morrow County dairy tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). This is the first detection of HPAI in Oregon dairy cattle. Preliminary detection of HPAI was identified through Oregon’s routine statewide milk surveillance program,...

Morrow County, OR · 2d

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Eastern Oregon Groundwater Pollution Case Brings $25 Million Settlement From Food Producer

French fries producer Lamb Weston has agreed to pay $25 million into a settlement fund over allegations that its operations contributed to nitrate contamination of groundwater in Morrow and Umatilla counties. The settlement, which requires court approval, will help residents of the Eastern Oregon counties pay for deeper wells, water...

Morrow County, OR · 17h

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Plans underway for new apartments, subdivisions, roadwork

Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a list of projects in the works for the Mid-Columbia. The State Environmental Policy Act, or SEPA, often provides the first look at the mixed-use projects, mini-storage facilities, apartments, industrial expansions, subdivisions and more that are working their way through the various planning departments of Benton, Franklin and Walla Walla counties.

Kennewick, WA · 1d